Asked if One Direction had sought out the reunited *NSYNC for advice, Kirkpatrick replied: "I was actually kind of looking for them. They were out in the audience and they presented and stuff, so they weren't really backstage that much.

"But I was looking for them because I'm a fan of theirs as well."

Kirkpatrick continued: "They've got some great songs. The cool thing about them is they've had music I've listened to and liked before I was like, 'Oh, this is a boyband'. It was great music.